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Store Bededag or Common Prayer Day

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Common Prayers Day: April 30, 2010

Common Prayers Day is a public holiday in Denmark and Greenland.

Denmark celebrates Common Prayers Day usually on the last Friday after the celebration of Easter Sunday. The date of the celebration varies, but for 2010, it will be celebrated on April 30, 2010. The holiday is locally known as, ‘Store Bededag.’

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Posted on 29 Apr 2010 in : April Holidays, Denmark Holidays, Greenland Holidays, March Holidays


Uruguay: Landing of the 33 Patriots Day

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Uruguay’s Landing of the 33 Patriots: April 19, 2010

Landing of the 33 Patriots is a public holiday in Uruguay.

Uruguay’s Landing of the 33 Patriots is an annual celebration on April 19 which commemorates the lives of Thirty-Three Orientals whose lives and bravery paved the way for the country’s independence on August 25, 1825.

Uruguay is located in the Southeastern part of South America. The majority of the country’s line of descent is European particularly Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

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Posted on 18 Apr 2010 in : March Holidays


Cambodian Theravada Buddhists Celebrate Makha Bucha Day

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Cambodia’s Makha Bucha Day Buddha (Theravada): March 30, 2010

Makha Bucha Day Buddha (Theravada) is a public holiday in Cambodia.

Theravada Buddhists countries, of which Cambodia is a part, observe the Makha Bucha Day, on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar. The date of celebration may change since Buddhist calendar is astrological in nature which means the date of observations may vary depending on the position or sightings of celestial bodies.

Makha Bucha, or commonly known as Magha Puja, commemorates the act of 1,250 monks in paying homage to Buddha. Cambodia celebrates it on March while other countries such as Thailand usually celebrate it at the end of February.

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Posted on 29 Mar 2010 in : Cambodia Holidays, March Holidays


Central African Republic Remembers the Death of Barthelemy Boganda – FLAG OF Central African Republic

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Central African Republic’s Death of Barthelemy Boganda: March 29, 2010

Death of Barthelemy Boganda is a public holiday in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic, a landlocked country in central Africa, celebrates the anniversary of the death of Barthelemy Boganda, a nationalist and a politician.

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Posted on 28 Mar 2010 in : Central African Republic Holidays, March Holidays


Taiwan Observes Youth Day

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Taiwan’s Youth Day: March 29, 2010

Youth Day is a public holiday in Taiwan.

Taiwan, or Republic of Taiwan (ROC), observes Youth Day every year on the 29th of March. Taiwan’s Youth Day commemorates the death of 72 youth in the class against the government forces in the Canton Uprising (Guangzhou Uprising) in 1911.

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Posted on 28 Mar 2010 in : March Holidays, Taiwan Holidays

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